BlackBerry: Now's the right time to explore alternatives

From CNET News.com: BlackBerry is paving the way for a major change -- perhaps even routing itself toward a sale of the company.

The beleaguered smartphone maker said Monday that it has formed a special committee to explore "strategic alternatives" for its itself. The company...

Next-Gen iPhone to be Unveiled September 10

From DailyTech: The newest member of the iPhone family finally has an official debut date, and the budget iPhone may make an appearance that day as well.

Apple has announced a special event on September 10, which is expected to be the unveiling of the next-generation iPhone. Some of...

Windows RT Woes Weigh on NVIDIA Revenue

From DailyTech: NVIDIA recently announced that it is expecting a significant drop in its Tegra chip revenue this year. NVIDIA is predicting that revenue may drop as much as 40% and is laying the blame for that significant drop at Microsoft's feet citing poor Windows RT adoption as...

Acer to Expand Google Android and Chrome Based Product Offerings

From X-bit Labs: After a steep – 33% – decline in unit shipments in the second calendar quarter of the year, Acer Group now wants to shrink its Microsoft Windows-based offerings and expand product lines that utilize operating systems from Google, such as Android or Chrome. The...

New Nexus 7 plagued by GPS glitch

From CNET News.com: Google's new Nexus 7 isn't playing well with GPS, according to a host of comments at several online discussion forums.

New Nexus 7 owners chiming in on Google Groups, the XDA Developers forum, and Android Central forums all describe a similar problem.

The GPS...

Report: BlackBerry Could Go Private

From DailyTech: BlackBerry isn't having the easiest of times, and now rumors are saying that the Canadian company may look to go private. According to Reuters, BlackBerry may consider going private in an attempt to fix its problems outside of the public eye.

While Reuters did...

ASUStek Computer Cancels Windows RT Tablet

From DailyTech: ASUSTek Computer announced today that it would no longer produce Windows RT tablets. The reason the company points to for canceling its Windows RT tablet is pretty much a given: weak sales.

"It's not only our opinion, the industry sentiment is also that Windows RT...

Sales of Nvidia Tegra Application Processors Drop Dramatically

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp.’s entrance into the market of mobile application processors has been pretty hard, but rather fruitful. On its peak, Nvidia’s Tegra business earned nearly a quarter of a billion per one quarter. However, in its most recent quarter Nvidia reported a sharp...

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